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the western c arolinian li>x!/-_!j-i-.i3-jj-_a-i w^jillx 7ju'jiÂ±t qb.2aib._do d7Â£bo 9 iaimti 4>ii & p-is-u'-pjiua'i ujj ism/aii uummij ri ui iv xiv jyo 42 \ salisbury....saturbay ma1jc ii 22 1834 ) wlcvove nuinvv 7 2v troubled state of ins mind ; he ehcourngediim nnd mill " vou do not know box n ,â€” nry i lie tl ll i lire to you god ' - .â€¢ yon nol u inui . mi will e that he will use you tor greut dsrigjlb in n dangerous sickness in the second year old - monastic lit he opened lo ii urt to un old monk wftu-iliroi i 1 inui " to , i i io faith in christ through whom our sins nre fofgiven nml consequently in whom alone pi conscienoe is found tins gladdened in heart and in duced him t examine tho suhje t more intently in i â€¢">! 17 , he wns consecrated priest in his 24th year ii ul although ihe llihle wus tui ii from bim yet he vi sited hie library as often us be could to road that be loved hiok we recall a low instnncos which present litems lvcs iii t readily besides rundolph und uuinbridge wl e ul llie hcul ol the list wc mux mention tiiiiilnill of south uiolinu i of splendid ta lents â€” â– in i o ni . i consul nl lluvunn mr kliuler â€” senators johnston nnd bucknnr und krepps of poiltls iviiiiii â€” ( hi i'-.lii-tn .- ilen.lorsoii und skill nor of north carolinu uud vermont â€” oovernors woleoll of con iicnt nml edwards of illinois â€” iliebi rev bishop nockoro of new orleans â€” generals breckenridgo uml cofle â€” und in no moans mi a the least the brave commodore tucker of maine next lo lafny otto the highest surviving officer of tho revolution und inferior lo none in energy i-ntriutism and hardihood tuc ker's nee i,s no hnv often board bun suv , varied but ii week from thill of i'u i jones nnd he wns n in.iii of tho saiuo invincible and iron mould ue watched on dcok Â» hen ho carried oui j dm adams first minister tb franco seventy-two hours al one time closel pursued nil the thno in ii convo of brith.li cruisers â€” lloston journal presidents nt nnv time u the application in wri ting ot mn live members article _>, the contribution of each member to wards defraying the expenses of the association sliull im on duller per annum payable at the time i igning the constitution and in advance annu nil i here ill r â– li , train ,. ,'.,, -, i 7.11 ,,. ,, , 1 . â– ,,, ., , 1 ., ,-,. , 1 . â– ll -â€ž,.,, i 1 , 1.1 . mil article th by-laws for the regulation of iho pro linos of iho sooiniioii nnd of such other mutters ns ore nol herein provided for ahull bo adopted al some future meeting tob till w estekn . altol-im vx prospectus ami he lingered long ut midnight uml brooded o'er ins sorrows uml ins destiny of the article 7 amendments to this constitution can onlv iw proposed al u stated meeting und can only be adopted al a subsequent stated meeting provi ded thai the preamble which defines the charac ter of the association ,-,. .. never is changed hide 8 ii sliiill bo tho duty of the commit tee of correspondence lo open a correspondence with citizens residing in nil parts of the common wealth who arc known to ik the advocates of state rights and to urge upon thorn tho expediency of adopting measures for tl rganization of n socie ty in even county or if practicable in every town ship nnd wind i f tho proceedings of this com mittee n report shall l presented to the associa tion ui every stated meeting jyorth carolina rejmbliean the crowded sturs nre out upon the ky with tremulous lustre niul the large lute moon her waning orb above these walls lifts with calm sadness like a broken heart that struggles dimly on every sound is bush'd it is an interval ul peace to nil â€” nol mi echo brooks and not u tbriu moves ni the wond'rous quiet and it seems us if nil bad done their task forever what a time to muse upon the past to court iho tones l dear remembered voices ami hold ennui u ith the dead i the tomb holds one tit tin r in me limit lift i â€” i cannot feel thnt she is gone her voice her step her gentle eye whore nre they where i dark in the dust forever in her recent gravo she lie unmouldered us she was in life l and what the lone heart feels can liml no namol in 1509 be wns appointed prof or of the new uni versity 1'w ittenlvrir whi re he nr-i taught philosophy iml - i after began to loach theology ii constant ly read the bible admonished the students to esteem th word of god highly to adopt it us uieir code of mo rality to believe whal it taught and to rojeel ovcry tiling that was opposed to it ho alroadj began to ox plain tin nntii re oi sin tlio insufficiency of human pow er the ncc.-.-ity ot grace und the right way to salva tion so tliat hi l'oliclniis said this u k w ill proi'o nil doctors to bo wrong nnd introduce a now doctrine uml reform the whole romish church 1 n ii government like ours the preservation of liber al ty depends mainly,on a general ddl'iisnm of correct information among the people it the people be igno rant of their rights how can they guora them against encroachment 1 â€” our forefathers achieved freedom ut tin priceof much blood uml treasure mnl we.their sons can preserve it only by enlightened watchfulness as intelligence and vigilance uie our greatest safeguards hi ignorance and apathy are the sources of the most liiii3"r power is always stealing from the many to the few and the reason is that the many lumber while the tew are silently nt work no free people , icr yet lost their liberties by open assaults but many have lost them by secret encroachments ignorance among the , pie begets another evil which above nil others was the im no of thu ancient llepublics that evil is man-worship history teaches us that wherever man-worship takes root there political virtue dies uml sordid factions spring up â€” it corrupts the principles f liberty as idolatry does pure religion when our forefathers established iho present form of government they fondly hoped thnt we would escape the line of former republics uml under the w ise checks ami guards ofii written constitution enjoy through all tune t me the inestimable blessings of freedom â€” hut now lit the end of the hurt period of flirty-six years n but is our condition i we have already reached mi alarming crisis in our political utl'uirs â€” the very prin ciples or the constitution are in imminent peril we nre in the midst of tt revolution silent und ns yet blood less but still rapid in its progress â€” the harriers of the constitution nre broken down liml trampled in the dust â€” all the powers whether ofthe sword or of the purse t re concentrating in the federal executive nud even ( longress itself is outstripped in ihe race of usurpation it is tune for he people to awake from their apathy nnd tn look to their rights â€” if they slumber much longer they will awake too lute â€” their government will he changed uml their liberties gone in 1510 he was bent to rome on some business re lating to in order here be saw tilings as the were \\ ith astonishment ho beheld tho universal corrupl uml levity of the italian clergy particularly al mass which impressed him deeply he said thai ratbor than 1 1000 gilders he had not seen rome butyel he was a w6ndorful saint so that to nek consolation for in council nee be v isited oil the holy plat es and the naves ofthe apostl - 1 liul of devotion crewlod up the steps of pilate on his knees m ordor 1 icive tlio indulgence ofthe popo founded on tliat of devotion bul vet tliat passage the righteous ahull live by ruth wns constantly 111 lus mind for he read tho epistle jf paul to the romans very attentively after ins return ha com need ins labairs with new zeal mnl explained the psalms uml romans ii winch he every day saw more clearly and taught to the as tonishment of all that solvation i by i'nth ul in 1512 he received the degree of doctor of divini ty unwillingly and not without resistaice did ho ac cept of this honour although im was nil 80 veins of age vet he consented but said that popes empe rors und universities can make doctors if arts medi cine nml laws but none hut the holy host can make il doctor of the holy scriptures i lie owed to tench nnd preach the scriptures purely nnd killil'ullv mid kept his vow ho became more and mere dissatisfied with the philosophy of the day uud triodto bring back the holy scriptures which he now rend 11 the original into common use to elovato them above every thing else mid to examine eery thing hv them in 1510 staupitz committed to him tin visitation of fort monasteries which gave him the ipportunity of making known the scriptures to them ind of ascer taining the melancholy condition of the mctusteries and churches prom the philadelphia commercial intelligencer we give in another purl uf to-day's paper the proceedings of a state itiebts mooting held win /-, those meetings were first held in the times thnt tried nun's souls in the cradle of democracy the northern liberties of philadelphia the per sons whose iiiiinos nre given nro genorallx 111.111 imts of the party old-fashioned democrats nnd im k-,,iiiiieii this is n noble beginning the friends of principle the republicans of tho school of jefferson the patriots who would rcacuo iho country from tho gulph of consolidation inn which bo is sinking will rally around the banner thus erected until the parly is regenerated und the state is once more in reality old demo cratic pennsylvania it is those prin ciples aloqe that i;nn sine tho country from n con solidated despotic government . can preserve m onco the inestimable plossings of libcrtj und union . nnd restore tho uovejnmonl i he simplicity eco nomy purity uti.l mildness which constituted ori ginally ihe glory nnd tho happiness of the aincri c;in people many affect to regard the jafforaon or state rights school of pohius as violent and revolutionary in its character they seem to consider it the doctrine of hot spirits alone and as tempestuous and warlike m its tendency and results nothing is more erroneous it is a doctrine of mildness it teaches that men nre to bo governed by opinion not by the sword it raises be iweell the sillies ll spirit of liuitlliil lorhciirhtll'c ; mill preaches tlml there should be no oppression tor none is necessary i and there will he no resistance these wore ninny's tiie doctrines of tho democratic party â€” they nrn the principles of every true democrat now â€” i'lnlmli ipltiu intelligencer show mo some ravine lone where i can weep and wish my lonely heart could break from tin , â€žâ€ž l m,rrâ€žr eve's banishment she knelt â€” the over glorious sky spread its blue wines above and angels burps were breathing ones of never-dying love : the stainless moon wns glancing bright u|ion the glittering robes of night she knelt â€” in its untroubled pride the wuvele.-s stream rolled hv and glittered in the beamy light of lln unclouded sky : and onward passed with murmuring sweep unto the full and vnsty deep she knelt â€” the myriad sturs looked down in thoir untiring gaze upon that green und sinless bower her homo in happier days : and whispering winds nml zephyrs bland her pale und feverish temples limned she wept â€” a curse wns nn her heart â€” a curse that could not die for the deep sin tint rested there wns registered on high : the iiboie remarks are just and appropriate the sou roe from which they emanate would of it self entitle them to respect wo look with well grounded confidence to this able paper for a con tinued uml onions co-oporntion in the great work i advancing llie true nml original principles of state k . o l.i li must be obvious to every obser ver of political events thai the tone of public feeling in tho north bus undergone n radical chnngo â€” twelve or eighteen months since the doctrine df siuie rights found few supporters the general current of public opinion was decidedly adverse to ii uud the southern party which in opposition to the clamors nnd denunciations of interested politi cians bud continued " through good und bud re port to im-iu iiloli its glorious standard met the pen rebuke or bull concealed sneer of almost tho entire press bui wo rejoice to liml thai this is no longer iho use ; every thing indicates thut the at t'lii f the northern people bus been ardtlaed to i full ii d fair examination of the demoenjtie doc trines of 98 und 99 mnl thai thox seem destined to lie once more triumphant in pennsylvania particularly a state which in former t it os wns distinguished for its close nn.l limlilitl adherence to ihe principles inculcated bj mr jeflbrson we ob serve with pleasure thai a new uml flattering inter est bus been created uml exhibited in behalf of the southern creed ll is a fueling worthy of the key stone of the federal arch und affords rcnsonuble gr i for the hope thai the artful machinations of designing politicians who are anxiously seeking the elevation of mr van union will fail in socu liny the powerflll aid of this stale w ith these and other good omens to cheer und animate the exertions of the true supporters of tho constitution ihey can scarcely entertain a doubt of linn i success sentinels whu onco swore eternal devotion n the cause may treacherously huve de sorted their posts or given to the opposition a se erci support by the feebleness r ambiguity of their resistance i bul the main body of the people have not forsaken uie banner unfurled by their lathers und consecrated to the defence of constitutional li berty i bey are awa&ening t u true sense of the danger which menaces their rights ; and the time is not for ilisiiiui when the siuie rights party will p ies.nl the mime determined front thut distinguish o.l i li in during the st nnv conflicts of 98 und 90 in tho south the sceptre is rapidly departing from the grasp of former political lenders rho have proved hem ives unworthy nf their trust arid the people evince s rictcrniiuiition to think and act for themselves the li.ilhful u:id ltÂ»*it<!fust friends of state rights nn invigorated bythc hopu of success nnd no exertion will im omitted nu their purl to re store the constitution to its primitive simplicty und thus en t the i'nion that internal stability which cun alone preserve and transmit it with all its invaluable blessings to remote generations â€” pelt railing faitttligenccr state rights meeting at a meeting of tho friends of slate itiebts bold ill iho news itooms thud street below clll lowhill on friday evening tho nd november 1833 charles na lor was ulle.1 in the clmir and samuel magajigee appointed secretary ( n motion a committee of seven gentlemen wns appointed to drufl n constitution for the pur pose of organizing a statu rights association of pennsylvania which subsoquontlj reported the fol lowing which was adopted : for the purposa-of tiding other papers in the state in diffusing correct information among the | pie and t arouse tnero to n bense of their danger it is proposed to publish ni the office of the western carolinian a paper under the title which t-tbds at tbe head of this prospectus â€” to be printed on a large bize sheet in oc tavo form of sixteen p.'i^es correspond inn in size with the examiner edited in philadelphia by condy raguet there is n remarkable letter which ne wrote about tin brother monk which contains tho while doctrine of justification us he subsequently more extensively treated it in bis virilities such a man was luther when in 1517 ho publicly ' llllll lied the we'll ii ...'.:.â– .; lo f uncommon attainments even nt this time nn.l was ceiiiiinly led nil along by tho wonderful providence of od bod designed him for a great work nml gradu ally prepared hnn for it successful execution 1 the north carolina republican will advocate the doctrines of the old republican purty us taught by jef ferson and his compatriots of 1798 ~. it will advocate the principles of froe trade and oppose nil systems or measures which have a tendency to tux the many for the benefit ot the few l li will suppoii ii liberal policy in our stategovern i it mnl advocate nil reasonable plans i'm tin improve ment of the mil urn uml morn i con id ion oi north caro lina aud with n view of enlightening and encouraging our ui n citizens by the example of other pains will be taken to show whit our sister states have done and are doing in works of improvement useful statistics connected with tbe great interests of the state agri cultural commercial and mineral will be procured and published in the republican 1 a portion ol ench number will be occupied with important congressional nnd legislative proceedings during the tune those ihhiics may he in session ; also with the inte.-t uud most interesting news ot the day foreign and domestic and with such miscellaneous mat ter ns may prove inter ting to the general render 5 the question of convention or reform ofthecon hlitution bus tor thirty yours divided the people uml ar rayed one section of the state against the other uml ns n necessary consequence has prevented the success of in mi measures vitally import-in to the honor and pros perity of north carolina ; mid until settle i it will con tinue todo so ll is not doubted thut both parties are sincere nn.l honest in their views mnl the reason why they huve so long differed is thai neither party has ever yd been iiniile fully ni-ipiiimted with the just pretensions ol the other ; else tins 1,-liu i ng question would ere now huve been amicabh adjusted with the view therefore of gi _ t ,-. ,' the opportunity of " hen ring both side it i agreed to lay before the public in the pages of the republican tli arguments for uml against the measure and dial tins h.iji be done impartially it will be sn provided that the arguments on one side mil he prase .' il in western and on tin ether in fi-tcrn men nothing more effectually prevents libe ral legislation tlian bectional divisions and local jealoo si.'s â€” they distract the public mind nn.l destroy thm community of feeling and unity of tion,so essential to th success of nil schemes of im rovement whether physical or moral every real friend of north carolina must therefore wish to see nil cause of such divisiniu ind jealousies removed mid to hail the day which shall iu.l ns ne people acting together for the general good mil itosperrty of the state ft in the proper aeason correct tables of the prices current will bo regularly given and ho could lend no vision liur to the starless night of her despair ! she wept â€” to leave the cherished bund that decked the at ivan scene and ik'i-rcil like fmry revellers upon the flittering green : constitution if the slate rights association tf pennsylvania i'll i imi1le : whereas the democratic party of pennsylva nia since ilio glorious result which attended their lirst struggle against federal usurpation in 1700 have gradually lost sight of those great conserva tive principles of liberty nml union 1 which they one i their triumph m id ul length little bus been loll of domocru \ hut the name i r.on xlxx l',,,i l ,,,,.,.. nu in 7 and almost offered rivalry unto the bright uud gloriole l.i i she wept thnt rill the hilling bent that gazed upon her then sh ild never light her itcps unto i!i:i.l(il 1'tll.ltit's religion and politics bays a western contemporary should he . i pn r:it ed ns widely us the poles if iho writer meant tliat religion should never bo made the subjeel of political discussion or legislative enactment be is right ho who would thus mingle politics aud religion is u doubtful friend of religion nud the open ii f freedom if however the writer meant ns we fear he did thai the influence of religion un " people niul through the people on the government is malign nml injurious we must differ with him altogether this subjeel has been made here too much i matter of feeling every lover of freedom ought to hejealous of religious power but it is prejudice alone thai prompts a political jealousy of religion itself the danger of legislation on religion isimf that it would encourage religion und evangelize in people but tli.ii it would corrupl religion uml oppress the peo ple these are the dreaded consequences of an union of church und state it would destroy real piety â€” religion craves no authority â€” needs mi power \\ i the credulous multitude would cloth her lÂ»>rm in scsr l.i nnd surround her with splendor â€” she abandons her desecrated teniplo : mid ojiprcssion takes ln-r place and u sun ics her title uml limn it is then that corrupt ion hypocrisy oppression and exacl ion grind tin i plu to uie dust bul tin so results should bo u ci ibuid i t to religion but to the malgovernment tliat prostituted its name by anil ing il with polil ics it is moral excellence alone flial randan a people free great or happy without it all isen.pt ipteiidor and hollow decay religion is the aource of i of the moral excell nco of the nice its influence w hen pure and liberal and wholly disconnected with govern ment is wholesome and ennobling it renders a people temperate and industrious in acquiring hardy and reso lute in defending their national ble_wiugs it surrounds the citizen with all thut indkos patriotism ii pas i und cherishes into being those noble virtue which alone can exalt and perpetuate a nation no man is less fkitli lid to his country because he is true to bis god histo ry attests that wherevi i piety bos been a national trait it has been ace mpaniado3 'â€¢'.''"â€¢* urago moderation and freedom on the other hand wo have lamentable examples of the liorroi tof a land whoso altars have boon overthrown and whose relig xtingui-luxl â€” vice selfishness and fer lrug led for uie ina.lory until no lire from required to blosl that land : llllt elf-coll ulucl ll b c-iiiie ol itself il des lilt loll and whereas it i in our opinion ess uial to the future peace and welfare of the american peo ple us well s io iho perpetuity of tluir freedom thnt tho republican party should is re-organized upon tho original ground of the sovereign ofthe sintes nnd a strict construction of the federal < 1 stitiition n interpreted by the grout apostle of american liberty thomas jefferson and whereas in the words of the pennsylva nia legislature in l m h the states composing the i nit.-d states l the adoption of the federal 1 in stitution established n general government for special purposes which purposes are stated in the constitution on b si in reserving lo itself and its citizens all the rights and authorities nol delega ted to the general government to this compact each slate needed in its elm meter a a state aud is a party the other slates forming as to it tho oilier parly the written agieenient mn entered into being lo all intents und purposes ii treat bo twoen sovereign powers the i,,e r .,| flmcni 111.-nt hv thi ii-eiiis , was not constituted tho ox elusive ur final judge ol ihe jâ€ž,w 1 7 ll '...;â€¢ .-- e erciso if it wore s to judge then its judgment and discretion and nol ihe constitution would ho ih measure of its authority the interpretation of thai instrument was us in all other cases of compact between parties having no common um pire each party bavins un equal righl io deter mine for its.-lf not 0 nix i to infractions of the compact hut as to the kind of redress in which ll would resort : that sinli -.- bower again : hut hence her hermitagi ihould be to toss on lie's wild billowy en l *,,,â€ž il lutbi ,â€ž,. 0-wÂ«r,er martin luther lie wns horn ut eisleben on nov loth 1483 he wns of i ible ut respectable parentage " i mn siud luther a former's son ; my father grandfather and great-grandfather were real formers his parents were very solicitous about lus education lie was ih.-t sent to school at mansfield in his 1 lib year be wns sent to magdeburg uud afterward to eisenai h and al both places in was obliged to beg his bread by public praying nml singing as was tiie custom with all poor children until a pious woman boarded bim at her table god thus taught lum to know what poverty wns hut also permitted him to experiei bis w lerful provi dence in ins 18th year he went to the university of erfurt he devoted much time to the study of philoso phy and to the old latin . liter und committed many passages to memory every morning in began in stu dies with prayer and used to say to have prayed fer vently is ii ion â€¢ t im li llie im if of s inly here in the mu nn.-teiy lihrnry he lirst saw a latin bible nnd a new held was opened to his investigation after truth i thought said he there were no other epistles nml gospel limn tho.-e iii the manual hut i found a bible ui the lihrnry at erfurt which i rend with grout aatu nislunent liml schooled him severely in a dangerous attack of sickness m which his mind was much employed about dying uoid prie.-t win i isited inui said among other things my son he of good cheer you will nol die iml will yet make u great man of you who will comfort many | pie i lin whom god loves he chasten ly in which school the patient teams much in his 20th year he took the degree of master of arts thut he might urn something in instructing others â€” he now studied law hut bo had not prosecuted it more than a year when the unfortunate death of hi friend alexis as well as in own wondorful escape from n bash of lightning whicb truck near him induced him t i'ii to nn augustinian monastery for be wns troubled with llie doubt whether ho could secure the _ gad m bis former condition and he regarded tho mo nastic life inisiiiled us it wa t i disposition und for mer principles u mo pleasing in the right of god this step wns not sanctioned in in miter uml be himseli confessed thnt il was pre ipitah ly made bevere were the int or tin first year in waa obliged not only logo round the town niul bag hut to guard the doors sweep the church and to clean out nil the tilth of the monastery : but it ler iii wen bis internet bufferings li.r ths strictest ohservance of alt bis duties j ,,| the iiiortiti iin.ii of ihe body did i ,. 1 -.â€¢< i,i that pence of mn i which he expected although he exercised himself incesnuitly in prryer and r ii r ii mi ,,,' unci ni mn c tern thcolooiiiii in connex ion win in bible yet he wn i.!l molam ko could i,,i im reliei ed i in i iflen ron liie vicu inn tin the itki'i lil.h'.w lum'tui's-'ls fob 1884 oh th i i vii r l.xi.iiiimii-.m is ! i till we the subscribers impressed with the above truths ir roe to form ours lie mi nu association in im denominated lie stale rights association of pennsylvania lor tin following constitution ancle 1 tho officers of tho v-woeiiitiini shall i n president two nice presi.k-uls secretin v , troosurer and a coniiiiilleo nf urrespotulciu.c consisting of three members win shall lie elected annually on the lasl titosdux in junuurx . iinle â€¢.'. the members f tins association must he citizens of the i nited sluto ii i id inllul.il nuts of hie slate of i'eiinsyliaiiiii nud lini-l igu this i '. institution on iidiuis-ion to ineuiu'i in ||,. noiiiry iikinber citpms of the other states mm is admitted ily tin president â€” andrew jurkson will never rod in i ih p.ink andrew jackson wil never restore ihe deposites neither persuasion nor oo ore nor the opinion f ll people nor the v,,|co i'll legislature can shake ibis lixed delerii.iiiii tiub will in the " experiment / w i furnish a better and more solvent ourrancy than that of tho national hunk i know il causes some distress ; inn broker and stork-speculators asyi oil who trad up n borrowed capital .' ! ought to break ! ! ! if th ih uh p,,-,.n in its hostility / have a measure in view which will destroy it at mice and which / mi resolved to apply be ihe nnse<iuences iihal lint mini in imiiriiluals .' ! ily s.xtalar wright â€” i inn against the hunk of th i nihil sinies i am against j national bank i un indeed hgui.isi nil hunks ; hut if we must have inn lor a polilittil m i > . 1 1 1 jx -_â– t i it m s : the north carolina republican will be published i-.iiii-moiitlily that is on the lir.-t and thud monday in in h month during the period of one year only unless its patronage may in such us to demand its continuance urli nsujber will contain 16 pages carefully put up ao thai nt ih end of a your ench subscriber will have a volm i ol pi - filled with interesting and useful mutter the influence of piety in producing aj-dnwi-ii-iiiipi aobl mora el ration i r character is xx . ii . ueinplili.il in th history of in i f the m rthies of the revolution they were generally men of calm and humble pioty who will id .â€¢.",'.-. i i with exultation uie contrast pre scnted by wa hmgton and bouaport the forinor re tiring to lift up lo great soul in bumble gratitude to i en for the vie fbis miry the latter tram pling his native altars in the dust and bow ing the knee of affected devotion to the crescent of mahomet ! a bad man is seldom a good patriot ; a good man is as wldora a dishonest atatesman no u will be dreaded tl,r ap proaching in in moral character to the purity and ele vation ot washington the price of subsoriplioa is ink dollab m all cases to he pn ,,| 01 nth unit . i'he i-i no will appear on the i>l monduy ill may i l.l tin subscription h-t justify the publication as tlieobjed ofthe publication is not to make money but to support the ril'hts of the people un appeal i now i hide to the friends of constitutional ubarta to interest themselves in procuring subscribers all win may be geoa enough t proeara snbeeribers will by the lirst l,iy of murch couuinuiicii.c tattle pub lisher the number mnl names so procured retaining he money in their hands until notified thut the paper wid certainly np|h'ur article u ppli imts f,,r membership shall is i colillnendeil by ill lea-l llliee lucl.ili.-rm al mil luted ineeti.ig.iiud hull is bullotod for ol uni sub se.pi.-nt stated mooting ; the votes f two-thirds l iho members present ball be necessary to a choice our readers have seen under this title a cata loguo of splendid names of foreigners bill us it ma nol have unci i ihem how distinguished i e â€¢! mn of our own com dry in u hn . sllpplii ,| tin dead i'l 183 article i tin liiled 111 . lings of ihe oeill tion bull ik held on the wcond moudfiv in even i lb l|..,ini 1 in lui iiinv is bold 0 iu tune linn inn is il.l.ii 1 bv the \ eiulion md special nu nn hall lie called l.v the 1'ie-i di nl ot 111 . ,...; of hi lb .. ii â– l.v ijtw of llie \ i â€¢ ii i sii lin x_m^_^_^_^_^_^_^mm dressed post paid lo the north carotins ropublii an salisbury nortli i'nroliiiii ; whor the wdl tie prompt ly i.tteiiiled to january 10th l-:i inn_i be i'.i ily sxaalxxr i'arsyth â€” ou^^m wub mist ruble pi til ions â€” nn-,s up l.v uu.-ciiible in un i h â€ž| h and organized p..i i .. mt mil de nl me â€ž| eâ€žs be wa-s d i tiling in t.imi.iany luc.nc.uio th in i thii â– i movgs r

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the western c arolinian li>x!/-_!j-i-.i3-jj-_a-i w^jillx 7ju'jiÂ±t qb.2aib._do d7Â£bo 9 iaimti 4>ii & p-is-u'-pjiua'i ujj ism/aii uummij ri ui iv xiv jyo 42 \ salisbury....saturbay ma1jc ii 22 1834 ) wlcvove nuinvv 7 2v troubled state of ins mind ; he ehcourngediim nnd mill " vou do not know box n ,â€” nry i lie tl ll i lire to you god ' - .â€¢ yon nol u inui . mi will e that he will use you tor greut dsrigjlb in n dangerous sickness in the second year old - monastic lit he opened lo ii urt to un old monk wftu-iliroi i 1 inui " to , i i io faith in christ through whom our sins nre fofgiven nml consequently in whom alone pi conscienoe is found tins gladdened in heart and in duced him t examine tho suhje t more intently in i â€¢">! 17 , he wns consecrated priest in his 24th year ii ul although ihe llihle wus tui ii from bim yet he vi sited hie library as often us be could to road that be loved hiok we recall a low instnncos which present litems lvcs iii t readily besides rundolph und uuinbridge wl e ul llie hcul ol the list wc mux mention tiiiiilnill of south uiolinu i of splendid ta lents â€” â– in i o ni . i consul nl lluvunn mr kliuler â€” senators johnston nnd bucknnr und krepps of poiltls iviiiiii â€” ( hi i'-.lii-tn .- ilen.lorsoii und skill nor of north carolinu uud vermont â€” oovernors woleoll of con iicnt nml edwards of illinois â€” iliebi rev bishop nockoro of new orleans â€” generals breckenridgo uml cofle â€” und in no moans mi a the least the brave commodore tucker of maine next lo lafny otto the highest surviving officer of tho revolution und inferior lo none in energy i-ntriutism and hardihood tuc ker's nee i,s no hnv often board bun suv , varied but ii week from thill of i'u i jones nnd he wns n in.iii of tho saiuo invincible and iron mould ue watched on dcok Â» hen ho carried oui j dm adams first minister tb franco seventy-two hours al one time closel pursued nil the thno in ii convo of brith.li cruisers â€” lloston journal presidents nt nnv time u the application in wri ting ot mn live members article _>, the contribution of each member to wards defraying the expenses of the association sliull im on duller per annum payable at the time i igning the constitution and in advance annu nil i here ill r â– li , train ,. ,'.,, -, i 7.11 ,,. ,, , 1 . â– ,,, ., , 1 ., ,-,. , 1 . â– ll -â€ž,.,, i 1 , 1.1 . mil article th by-laws for the regulation of iho pro linos of iho sooiniioii nnd of such other mutters ns ore nol herein provided for ahull bo adopted al some future meeting tob till w estekn . altol-im vx prospectus ami he lingered long ut midnight uml brooded o'er ins sorrows uml ins destiny of the article 7 amendments to this constitution can onlv iw proposed al u stated meeting und can only be adopted al a subsequent stated meeting provi ded thai the preamble which defines the charac ter of the association ,-,. .. never is changed hide 8 ii sliiill bo tho duty of the commit tee of correspondence lo open a correspondence with citizens residing in nil parts of the common wealth who arc known to ik the advocates of state rights and to urge upon thorn tho expediency of adopting measures for tl rganization of n socie ty in even county or if practicable in every town ship nnd wind i f tho proceedings of this com mittee n report shall l presented to the associa tion ui every stated meeting jyorth carolina rejmbliean the crowded sturs nre out upon the ky with tremulous lustre niul the large lute moon her waning orb above these walls lifts with calm sadness like a broken heart that struggles dimly on every sound is bush'd it is an interval ul peace to nil â€” nol mi echo brooks and not u tbriu moves ni the wond'rous quiet and it seems us if nil bad done their task forever what a time to muse upon the past to court iho tones l dear remembered voices ami hold ennui u ith the dead i the tomb holds one tit tin r in me limit lift i â€” i cannot feel thnt she is gone her voice her step her gentle eye whore nre they where i dark in the dust forever in her recent gravo she lie unmouldered us she was in life l and what the lone heart feels can liml no namol in 1509 be wns appointed prof or of the new uni versity 1'w ittenlvrir whi re he nr-i taught philosophy iml - i after began to loach theology ii constant ly read the bible admonished the students to esteem th word of god highly to adopt it us uieir code of mo rality to believe whal it taught and to rojeel ovcry tiling that was opposed to it ho alroadj began to ox plain tin nntii re oi sin tlio insufficiency of human pow er the ncc.-.-ity ot grace und the right way to salva tion so tliat hi l'oliclniis said this u k w ill proi'o nil doctors to bo wrong nnd introduce a now doctrine uml reform the whole romish church 1 n ii government like ours the preservation of liber al ty depends mainly,on a general ddl'iisnm of correct information among the people it the people be igno rant of their rights how can they guora them against encroachment 1 â€” our forefathers achieved freedom ut tin priceof much blood uml treasure mnl we.their sons can preserve it only by enlightened watchfulness as intelligence and vigilance uie our greatest safeguards hi ignorance and apathy are the sources of the most liiii3"r power is always stealing from the many to the few and the reason is that the many lumber while the tew are silently nt work no free people , icr yet lost their liberties by open assaults but many have lost them by secret encroachments ignorance among the , pie begets another evil which above nil others was the im no of thu ancient llepublics that evil is man-worship history teaches us that wherever man-worship takes root there political virtue dies uml sordid factions spring up â€” it corrupts the principles f liberty as idolatry does pure religion when our forefathers established iho present form of government they fondly hoped thnt we would escape the line of former republics uml under the w ise checks ami guards ofii written constitution enjoy through all tune t me the inestimable blessings of freedom â€” hut now lit the end of the hurt period of flirty-six years n but is our condition i we have already reached mi alarming crisis in our political utl'uirs â€” the very prin ciples or the constitution are in imminent peril we nre in the midst of tt revolution silent und ns yet blood less but still rapid in its progress â€” the harriers of the constitution nre broken down liml trampled in the dust â€” all the powers whether ofthe sword or of the purse t re concentrating in the federal executive nud even ( longress itself is outstripped in ihe race of usurpation it is tune for he people to awake from their apathy nnd tn look to their rights â€” if they slumber much longer they will awake too lute â€” their government will he changed uml their liberties gone in 1510 he was bent to rome on some business re lating to in order here be saw tilings as the were \\ ith astonishment ho beheld tho universal corrupl uml levity of the italian clergy particularly al mass which impressed him deeply he said thai ratbor than 1 1000 gilders he had not seen rome butyel he was a w6ndorful saint so that to nek consolation for in council nee be v isited oil the holy plat es and the naves ofthe apostl - 1 liul of devotion crewlod up the steps of pilate on his knees m ordor 1 icive tlio indulgence ofthe popo founded on tliat of devotion bul vet tliat passage the righteous ahull live by ruth wns constantly 111 lus mind for he read tho epistle jf paul to the romans very attentively after ins return ha com need ins labairs with new zeal mnl explained the psalms uml romans ii winch he every day saw more clearly and taught to the as tonishment of all that solvation i by i'nth ul in 1512 he received the degree of doctor of divini ty unwillingly and not without resistaice did ho ac cept of this honour although im was nil 80 veins of age vet he consented but said that popes empe rors und universities can make doctors if arts medi cine nml laws but none hut the holy host can make il doctor of the holy scriptures i lie owed to tench nnd preach the scriptures purely nnd killil'ullv mid kept his vow ho became more and mere dissatisfied with the philosophy of the day uud triodto bring back the holy scriptures which he now rend 11 the original into common use to elovato them above every thing else mid to examine eery thing hv them in 1510 staupitz committed to him tin visitation of fort monasteries which gave him the ipportunity of making known the scriptures to them ind of ascer taining the melancholy condition of the mctusteries and churches prom the philadelphia commercial intelligencer we give in another purl uf to-day's paper the proceedings of a state itiebts mooting held win /-, those meetings were first held in the times thnt tried nun's souls in the cradle of democracy the northern liberties of philadelphia the per sons whose iiiiinos nre given nro genorallx 111.111 imts of the party old-fashioned democrats nnd im k-,,iiiiieii this is n noble beginning the friends of principle the republicans of tho school of jefferson the patriots who would rcacuo iho country from tho gulph of consolidation inn which bo is sinking will rally around the banner thus erected until the parly is regenerated und the state is once more in reality old demo cratic pennsylvania it is those prin ciples aloqe that i;nn sine tho country from n con solidated despotic government . can preserve m onco the inestimable plossings of libcrtj und union . nnd restore tho uovejnmonl i he simplicity eco nomy purity uti.l mildness which constituted ori ginally ihe glory nnd tho happiness of the aincri c;in people many affect to regard the jafforaon or state rights school of pohius as violent and revolutionary in its character they seem to consider it the doctrine of hot spirits alone and as tempestuous and warlike m its tendency and results nothing is more erroneous it is a doctrine of mildness it teaches that men nre to bo governed by opinion not by the sword it raises be iweell the sillies ll spirit of liuitlliil lorhciirhtll'c ; mill preaches tlml there should be no oppression tor none is necessary i and there will he no resistance these wore ninny's tiie doctrines of tho democratic party â€” they nrn the principles of every true democrat now â€” i'lnlmli ipltiu intelligencer show mo some ravine lone where i can weep and wish my lonely heart could break from tin , â€žâ€ž l m,rrâ€žr eve's banishment she knelt â€” the over glorious sky spread its blue wines above and angels burps were breathing ones of never-dying love : the stainless moon wns glancing bright u|ion the glittering robes of night she knelt â€” in its untroubled pride the wuvele.-s stream rolled hv and glittered in the beamy light of lln unclouded sky : and onward passed with murmuring sweep unto the full and vnsty deep she knelt â€” the myriad sturs looked down in thoir untiring gaze upon that green und sinless bower her homo in happier days : and whispering winds nml zephyrs bland her pale und feverish temples limned she wept â€” a curse wns nn her heart â€” a curse that could not die for the deep sin tint rested there wns registered on high : the iiboie remarks are just and appropriate the sou roe from which they emanate would of it self entitle them to respect wo look with well grounded confidence to this able paper for a con tinued uml onions co-oporntion in the great work i advancing llie true nml original principles of state k . o l.i li must be obvious to every obser ver of political events thai the tone of public feeling in tho north bus undergone n radical chnngo â€” twelve or eighteen months since the doctrine df siuie rights found few supporters the general current of public opinion was decidedly adverse to ii uud the southern party which in opposition to the clamors nnd denunciations of interested politi cians bud continued " through good und bud re port to im-iu iiloli its glorious standard met the pen rebuke or bull concealed sneer of almost tho entire press bui wo rejoice to liml thai this is no longer iho use ; every thing indicates thut the at t'lii f the northern people bus been ardtlaed to i full ii d fair examination of the demoenjtie doc trines of 98 und 99 mnl thai thox seem destined to lie once more triumphant in pennsylvania particularly a state which in former t it os wns distinguished for its close nn.l limlilitl adherence to ihe principles inculcated bj mr jeflbrson we ob serve with pleasure thai a new uml flattering inter est bus been created uml exhibited in behalf of the southern creed ll is a fueling worthy of the key stone of the federal arch und affords rcnsonuble gr i for the hope thai the artful machinations of designing politicians who are anxiously seeking the elevation of mr van union will fail in socu liny the powerflll aid of this stale w ith these and other good omens to cheer und animate the exertions of the true supporters of tho constitution ihey can scarcely entertain a doubt of linn i success sentinels whu onco swore eternal devotion n the cause may treacherously huve de sorted their posts or given to the opposition a se erci support by the feebleness r ambiguity of their resistance i bul the main body of the people have not forsaken uie banner unfurled by their lathers und consecrated to the defence of constitutional li berty i bey are awa&ening t u true sense of the danger which menaces their rights ; and the time is not for ilisiiiui when the siuie rights party will p ies.nl the mime determined front thut distinguish o.l i li in during the st nnv conflicts of 98 und 90 in tho south the sceptre is rapidly departing from the grasp of former political lenders rho have proved hem ives unworthy nf their trust arid the people evince s rictcrniiuiition to think and act for themselves the li.ilhful u:id ltÂ»*itrm in scsr l.i nnd surround her with splendor â€” she abandons her desecrated teniplo : mid ojiprcssion takes ln-r place and u sun ics her title uml limn it is then that corrupt ion hypocrisy oppression and exacl ion grind tin i plu to uie dust bul tin so results should bo u ci ibuid i t to religion but to the malgovernment tliat prostituted its name by anil ing il with polil ics it is moral excellence alone flial randan a people free great or happy without it all isen.pt ipteiidor and hollow decay religion is the aource of i of the moral excell nco of the nice its influence w hen pure and liberal and wholly disconnected with govern ment is wholesome and ennobling it renders a people temperate and industrious in acquiring hardy and reso lute in defending their national ble_wiugs it surrounds the citizen with all thut indkos patriotism ii pas i und cherishes into being those noble virtue which alone can exalt and perpetuate a nation no man is less fkitli lid to his country because he is true to bis god histo ry attests that wherevi i piety bos been a national trait it has been ace mpaniado3 'â€¢'.''"â€¢* urago moderation and freedom on the other hand wo have lamentable examples of the liorroi tof a land whoso altars have boon overthrown and whose relig xtingui-luxl â€” vice selfishness and fer lrug led for uie ina.lory until no lire from required to blosl that land : llllt elf-coll ulucl ll b c-iiiie ol itself il des lilt loll and whereas it i in our opinion ess uial to the future peace and welfare of the american peo ple us well s io iho perpetuity of tluir freedom thnt tho republican party should is re-organized upon tho original ground of the sovereign ofthe sintes nnd a strict construction of the federal < 1 stitiition n interpreted by the grout apostle of american liberty thomas jefferson and whereas in the words of the pennsylva nia legislature in l m h the states composing the i nit.-d states l the adoption of the federal 1 in stitution established n general government for special purposes which purposes are stated in the constitution on b si in reserving lo itself and its citizens all the rights and authorities nol delega ted to the general government to this compact each slate needed in its elm meter a a state aud is a party the other slates forming as to it tho oilier parly the written agieenient mn entered into being lo all intents und purposes ii treat bo twoen sovereign powers the i,,e r .,| flmcni 111.-nt hv thi ii-eiiis , was not constituted tho ox elusive ur final judge ol ihe jâ€ž,w 1 7 ll '...;â€¢ .-- e erciso if it wore s to judge then its judgment and discretion and nol ihe constitution would ho ih measure of its authority the interpretation of thai instrument was us in all other cases of compact between parties having no common um pire each party bavins un equal righl io deter mine for its.-lf not 0 nix i to infractions of the compact hut as to the kind of redress in which ll would resort : that sinli -.- bower again : hut hence her hermitagi ihould be to toss on lie's wild billowy en l *,,,â€ž il lutbi ,â€ž,. 0-wÂ«r,er martin luther lie wns horn ut eisleben on nov loth 1483 he wns of i ible ut respectable parentage " i mn siud luther a former's son ; my father grandfather and great-grandfather were real formers his parents were very solicitous about lus education lie was ih.-t sent to school at mansfield in his 1 lib year be wns sent to magdeburg uud afterward to eisenai h and al both places in was obliged to beg his bread by public praying nml singing as was tiie custom with all poor children until a pious woman boarded bim at her table god thus taught lum to know what poverty wns hut also permitted him to experiei bis w lerful provi dence in ins 18th year he went to the university of erfurt he devoted much time to the study of philoso phy and to the old latin . liter und committed many passages to memory every morning in began in stu dies with prayer and used to say to have prayed fer vently is ii ion â€¢ t im li llie im if of s inly here in the mu nn.-teiy lihrnry he lirst saw a latin bible nnd a new held was opened to his investigation after truth i thought said he there were no other epistles nml gospel limn tho.-e iii the manual hut i found a bible ui the lihrnry at erfurt which i rend with grout aatu nislunent liml schooled him severely in a dangerous attack of sickness m which his mind was much employed about dying uoid prie.-t win i isited inui said among other things my son he of good cheer you will nol die iml will yet make u great man of you who will comfort many | pie i lin whom god loves he chasten ly in which school the patient teams much in his 20th year he took the degree of master of arts thut he might urn something in instructing others â€” he now studied law hut bo had not prosecuted it more than a year when the unfortunate death of hi friend alexis as well as in own wondorful escape from n bash of lightning whicb truck near him induced him t i'ii to nn augustinian monastery for be wns troubled with llie doubt whether ho could secure the _ gad m bis former condition and he regarded tho mo nastic life inisiiiled us it wa t i disposition und for mer principles u mo pleasing in the right of god this step wns not sanctioned in in miter uml be himseli confessed thnt il was pre ipitah ly made bevere were the int or tin first year in waa obliged not only logo round the town niul bag hut to guard the doors sweep the church and to clean out nil the tilth of the monastery : but it ler iii wen bis internet bufferings li.r ths strictest ohservance of alt bis duties j ,,| the iiiortiti iin.ii of ihe body did i ,. 1 -.â€¢< i,i that pence of mn i which he expected although he exercised himself incesnuitly in prryer and r ii r ii mi ,,,' unci ni mn c tern thcolooiiiii in connex ion win in bible yet he wn i.!l molam ko could i,,i im reliei ed i in i iflen ron liie vicu inn tin the itki'i lil.h'.w lum'tui's-'ls fob 1884 oh th i i vii r l.xi.iiiimii-.m is ! i till we the subscribers impressed with the above truths ir roe to form ours lie mi nu association in im denominated lie stale rights association of pennsylvania lor tin following constitution ancle 1 tho officers of tho v-woeiiitiini shall i n president two nice presi.k-uls secretin v , troosurer and a coniiiiilleo nf urrespotulciu.c consisting of three members win shall lie elected annually on the lasl titosdux in junuurx . iinle â€¢.'. the members f tins association must he citizens of the i nited sluto ii i id inllul.il nuts of hie slate of i'eiinsyliaiiiii nud lini-l igu this i '. institution on iidiuis-ion to ineuiu'i in ||,. noiiiry iikinber citpms of the other states mm is admitted ily tin president â€” andrew jurkson will never rod in i ih p.ink andrew jackson wil never restore ihe deposites neither persuasion nor oo ore nor the opinion f ll people nor the v,,|co i'll legislature can shake ibis lixed delerii.iiiii tiub will in the " experiment / w i furnish a better and more solvent ourrancy than that of tho national hunk i know il causes some distress ; inn broker and stork-speculators asyi oil who trad up n borrowed capital .' ! ought to break ! ! ! if th ih uh p,,-,.n in its hostility / have a measure in view which will destroy it at mice and which / mi resolved to apply be ihe nnse . 1 1 1 jx -_â– t i it m s : the north carolina republican will be published i-.iiii-moiitlily that is on the lir.-t and thud monday in in h month during the period of one year only unless its patronage may in such us to demand its continuance urli nsujber will contain 16 pages carefully put up ao thai nt ih end of a your ench subscriber will have a volm i ol pi - filled with interesting and useful mutter the influence of piety in producing aj-dnwi-ii-iiiipi aobl mora el ration i r character is xx . ii . ueinplili.il in th history of in i f the m rthies of the revolution they were generally men of calm and humble pioty who will id .â€¢.",'.-. i i with exultation uie contrast pre scnted by wa hmgton and bouaport the forinor re tiring to lift up lo great soul in bumble gratitude to i en for the vie fbis miry the latter tram pling his native altars in the dust and bow ing the knee of affected devotion to the crescent of mahomet ! a bad man is seldom a good patriot ; a good man is as wldora a dishonest atatesman no u will be dreaded tl,r ap proaching in in moral character to the purity and ele vation ot washington the price of subsoriplioa is ink dollab m all cases to he pn ,,| 01 nth unit . i'he i-i no will appear on the i>l monduy ill may i l.l tin subscription h-t justify the publication as tlieobjed ofthe publication is not to make money but to support the ril'hts of the people un appeal i now i hide to the friends of constitutional ubarta to interest themselves in procuring subscribers all win may be geoa enough t proeara snbeeribers will by the lirst l,iy of murch couuinuiicii.c tattle pub lisher the number mnl names so procured retaining he money in their hands until notified thut the paper wid certainly np|h'ur article u ppli imts f,,r membership shall is i colillnendeil by ill lea-l llliee lucl.ili.-rm al mil luted ineeti.ig.iiud hull is bullotod for ol uni sub se.pi.-nt stated mooting ; the votes f two-thirds l iho members present ball be necessary to a choice our readers have seen under this title a cata loguo of splendid names of foreigners bill us it ma nol have unci i ihem how distinguished i e â€¢! mn of our own com dry in u hn . sllpplii ,| tin dead i'l 183 article i tin liiled 111 . lings of ihe oeill tion bull ik held on the wcond moudfiv in even i lb l|..,ini 1 in lui iiinv is bold 0 iu tune linn inn is il.l.ii 1 bv the \ eiulion md special nu nn hall lie called l.v the 1'ie-i di nl ot 111 . ,...; of hi lb .. ii â– l.v ijtw of llie \ i â€¢ ii i sii lin x_m^_^_^_^_^_^_^mm dressed post paid lo the north carotins ropublii an salisbury nortli i'nroliiiii ; whor the wdl tie prompt ly i.tteiiiled to january 10th l-:i inn_i be i'.i ily sxaalxxr i'arsyth â€” ou^^m wub mist ruble pi til ions â€” nn-,s up l.v uu.-ciiible in un i h â€ž| h and organized p..i i .. mt mil de nl me â€ž| eâ€žs be wa-s d i tiling in t.imi.iany luc.nc.uio th in i thii â– i movgs r